Happy Thanksgiving
Just a quick note from my family’s home in Dallas wishing all my readers a great thanksgiving (yeah it’s late, but what else is new?). Go celibrate by heading to your local bar, tavern or…
Category Archives: From where I sit
WHAT?!
Faith Hill is pissed,and I’m right there with her. On Monday night on the 40th annual CMA show (or as I like to call it the singing dancing parade of crap) during the female vocalist…
Billy Ray Frikin Cyrus! WTF!!!
In case you forgot how lame pop-country charts/radio/TV and the big Nashville labels have become I just noticed on one of those homogenous “top 20 Video Count Downs” that Mr. Achy Breaky himself (comin in…
Git Yer Hellbilly On!!!
That’s right kids. Tonight’s the night! Hank Williams III comes to Brooklyn with his Hellbilly-breed of country, punk and metal. The show starts at 9pm this eve at Northsix and the show is SOLD OUT, so if…
Gary Allan Opening for Rascal Flatts
Gary Allan is a great artist with a voice and a sincerity that can really draw you into a story. The man took a personal tragedy (the suicide of his wife) and turned it into a…
AMA Conference – Tuesday, 19th
After arriving in Nashville on Tuesday I was dismayed to discover there were no more rental cars to be had on site without a prior reservation. Three years in New York City has skewed my…
Home Again
So I’m back from the Americana Music Association conference and the awards ceremony that was held at the historic Ryman Auditorium. I met some great people, saw a lot of great music, learned a thing…
My CMT Crossroads Experience
Due to shear dumb luck I was able to attend an invitation only taping of Country Music Television’s “Crossroads” programs featuring, get this, Rosanne Cash and Steve Earle. I know, holy shit! Crossroads is toutied…
Alt.Country is Dead part 2
More bullshit on how alt.country (or as I like to call it GOOD country) is dead. Basically cribbed from the New York Times article. I say good riddance. It was always a marketing and branding…
Chick Talk
There’s a great article on the Dixie Chicks fracas from Dave White at MSNBC. The gist is that if you were offended by what Natalie Maines said in London three years ago and are still…